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Aseprite

Animated sprite editor & pixel art tool (Windows, macOS, Linux)

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3 open source alternatives to Aseprite
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PixeloramaFull replacement10kMITOpen sourceNoGDScriptv1.2.32026-10-06
LibreSpriteFull replacement8.5kGPL-2.0Open sourceNoC++v1.32026-10-04
PiskelPartial13kApache-2.0Open sourceNoJavaScriptv0.15.02026-10-05

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PixeloramaFull replacement

Unleash your creativity with Pixelorama, a powerful and accessible open-source pixel art multitool. Whether you want to create sprites, tiles, animations, or just express yourself in the language of pixel art, this software will realize your pixel-perfect dreams with a vast toolbox of features. Available on Windows, Linux, macOS and the Web!

Sprite editor with layers, frames, onion skinning and tilemaps, also in the browser.

Language
GDScript
Licence
MIT
Stars
10k
Latest
v1.2.3
Last push
2026-10-06
LibreSpriteFull replacement

Animated sprite editor & pixel art tool -- Fork of the last GPLv2 commit of Aseprite

Continues the last GPL-licensed version of Aseprite, without the features added since.

Language
C++
Licence
GPL-2.0
Stars
8.5k
Latest
v1.3
Last push
2026-10-04
PiskelPartial

A simple web-based tool for Spriting and Pixel art.

Browser-based sprite editor with frames and onion skinning, with a smaller tool set.

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JavaScript
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
13k
Latest
v0.15.0
Last push
2026-10-05

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Last push
2026-10-05

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